{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-7-706","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-7-706","heading":"Removal of trustee.","body":"(a)\tFor the reasons set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the settlor of an irrevocable trust, a cotrustee of an irrevocable trust, or a beneficiary of an irrevocable trust may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on its own initiative.\n(b)\tThe court may remove a trustee if:\n(1)\tThe trustee has committed a serious breach of trust;\n(2)\tLack of cooperation among cotrustees substantially impairs the administration of the trust;\n(3)\tBecause of unfitness, unwillingness, or persistent failure of the trustee to administer the trust effectively, the court determines that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of the beneficiaries; or\n(4)\tThere has been a substantial change of circumstances, the court finds that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of all of the beneficiaries and is consistent with a material purpose of the trust, and a suitable cotrustee or successor trustee is available.\n(c)\tPending a final decision on a request to remove a trustee, or in lieu of or in addition to removing a trustee, the court may order appropriate relief under G.S. 36C-10-1001(b) as may be necessary to protect the trust property or the interests of the beneficiaries. (2005-192, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 36C. North Carolina Uniform Trust Code.","Article 7. Office of Trustee."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_36C/GS_36C-7-706.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:01:17Z","sha256":"7cd7efbea28898fea7f2ba189c38130c9941d4a42bddd39b4b422ad8cbcb25ba","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-7-705","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-7-707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}